The Armenian Issue that was raised to the agenda during the World War I and
negotiations carried out after the war by the Western states was concluded politically
and legally with the Lausanne. Despite the coming of the issue to the Lausanne minority
commission as a result of the pressures and propagandas of Armenians and the support of
British Foreign Minister Lord Curzon, Turkey forced the Western states to take backward
steps with its decisive stance. In the succeeding period, Armenian Issue had never been on
the agenda of Turkey until the groundless allegations asserted during the World War II.
With the approval of the Lausanne, the problem was over for Turkey. Yet, there were still
problems inherited from the past and needed to be solved. Saving the people smuggled by the
Armenians and giving material and nonmaterial support to the families of the people killed
were among the priorities of Turkey. Besides, some of the Armenian abandoned goods were
transferred to the families of the people suffered from Armenian atrocities. On the other hand,
there weren’t any tensions in the official relations between the Armenian Community and
state in this era. Speeches in favour of Ataturk and Turkey were made in Armenian churches
and greeting telegraphs were sent by Armenian Community during national holidays. This
study, aiming to examine the Armenian activities in Turkey and the results of the state policies
in line with these activities during Atatürk era, is basing on the Prime Ministry Republic
Archive and Turkish Grand National Assembly Archive.
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Bölüm | Araştırma Makaleleri |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 13 Ocak 2017 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 23 Şubat 2016 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2016 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 33 |